A lawmaker who was one of nine Republican state senators to vote against a right-to-work law two years ago is accused in a
lawsuit of failing to pay his employees more than $220,000 in wages and other benefits.

Property owners told Indiana legislators Sept. 24 that despite the General Assembly’s continual tinkering with the state’s
annexation statute, the process still favors municipalities by giving them all the power to take the land they want without
considering the owners’ wishes.

Indiana has hired more case workers to keep track of its most vulnerable residents, but complaints about overwork continue
to surface as the state battles turnover and questions the accuracy of data on caseloads.

A report from the National Center for State Courts recommends the nine township small claims venues in Indianapolis transition
into a unified section of Marion Superior Courts. The Indiana Supreme Court is asking lawmakers to abolish the current system
and unify them with the Superior Courts’ Civil Division effective Jan. 1, 2016.

A fuss over a police officer's vanity plate has blown up into a constitutional debate that could lead to the Indiana General
Assembly deciding whether to rewrite the law or stop selling personalized license plates altogether.

Sweeping changes to Indiana's criminal code took effect Tuesday that will send more low-level, nonviolent criminals to
community corrections programs and jails instead of state prisons, causing concern by some about the financial burden it will
put on counties.

When Indiana's legislative leaders called the General Assembly back for one day last week, it was because they had discovered
a handful of mistakes made earlier this year that just couldn't wait until the next session to be fixed.

Because a man filed his motion to prohibit the release of his criminal record before the Indiana Legislature repealed the
relevant statute, the Indiana Court of Appeals ordered the Hancock Superior Court to consider the motion.

The internal changes to the Indiana Legislature’s interim study committee structure are not readily visible, but majority
and minority leaders are optimistic the alterations will make the process more efficient and control the workload.

The internal changes to the Legislature’s interim study committee structure are not readily visible, but majority and
minority leaders are optimistic the alterations will streamline the process and control the workload.